Ind. May Reject Degrees That Don’t Commit to American “Values”

The Indiana Commission for Higher Education is asking how proposed degrees advance civics.

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Indiana may reject proposed degree programs at public institutions that don’t “cultivate civic responsibility and commitment to the core values of American society.” Earlier this month, the Indiana Commission for Higher Education introduced a question on “civic responsibility and commitment” in its new degree proposal form, Indiana Public Media reported Friday.

Prominent faculty leaders told Inside Higher Ed they weren’t consulted about the change, which they denounced as a curtailment of academic freedom and an echo of President Trump’s proposed Compact for Academic Excellenc